The National tribune., 1887-09-29
LOYAL WOMBNSWORK
The Household, Conversation Club,
Puzzles. etc.
Tile Happy Household.
MAPLE SUGAR rRosrrNe AND rrLrrN,


sugar and eight tablespoons sweet cream about ~
minutes on until Il will harden II dropped M cold
water Set ia dish OF cold water and stir until
nearly cold favor with lemon, then spread between
tile LAYERS and on the cake. Use any common cake
recipe ] am trying the Editors recipe for " Fruit
of Paradise. Minnie u. Scott Molcoti, VI
MTNSIE's DELICATE CAKE.
The whites of four eggs beaten we'll, one cup OF
sugar one hnif cup of butter one-half cup OF sweet
milk, one-half cup OF grated chocolate, one tea
spoon of baiSing bowder.-Mtnnie Walker, Port
Clinton, o.
PRETTY TIDY.
HARRY Household: I send pretty tidy pattern
Materials: Cotton. No l2 and 20; medium size
hook.
Mith the coarse cotton make a chain OF twelve;
Join Ia ring; iifteen chain one double undur the
ring. Repeat 28 times more; iasten OF.
" ith the line cotton.
Ist round: one double under the nneen chaia at
the top Of loop. siN chain. Repeat all round.
% round: scVon chain, one double under the
81, chain. Repeat all round. This completes the
roset
iou al the fourth stitch 0f the seventh chain where
required. When all tlic resets made and Joined,
fl n the spaces by working one iriletrehle Ia the
first nioined loop one doubie-trebie in the next,
one triilc-trcbie ln the next. Repeat three times
more; hasten of. When the required size is worked,
lie in hnot OF fringe under each seven chain
"Pansy."
VINEGAR PIE.
HAPPY HOUSEHOLD: In answer TO inquiry for
vinegar pie recipe j send mine Two tablespoons
of cornsinrcb. one and half cups of boiling water
one cup OF sugar the yos OF two eggs. three table
spoons good vinegar two spooniuls o butter; flavor
with lemon. Use the whites 10 irost lle Iops, aud
bake with one crust. Flour cnn be used instead OF
cornsiarCh.-i)clla Hale, Alexandra, MINI.
EDITORS Chat.
Prizes Awarded: Ida B. Hale, Dysart Iowa. 10
Jas w. Lauterman. best postal autograph. Mary
ID. Petty 10 Annie L. Marsh, best postal auto
graph.
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White, Stokes & Allen, New York, for copy Of
Francis NJ. D. Browns "Bugle Echoes" co.loo-
tion of notable poems Of the civil war lac will proba-
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The following have received their badge, and
like IT: H. NJ. Mccall, Mary Dawn Petty; Minnie
T., SCOTT, wolcott, VI; c. II. Mussrave, Robinson,
IN.
II was Frank Toles (not Yalcs) Bolivia, I who
cent questions for TRIBUNE sept 5.
Robert Allen, Odcl H.. writes that the puzzle,
Another Dish OF Fruit TRIBUNE Aug. rs. was taken
from louniS Companion. The Editor again re-
quests that all puzzles not original should be
None OF the c. c. secured the prize offered by J.
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tory. The demands are SO great for classification
thai lac viii hereafter be Obliged TO charge a small
sum fOr labelling specimens sent him.
Conversation Club.
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on one side OF te paper. 3 Write 10 the point. d.
At+snNs Ha1arar AarfH.
send answers TO Rli puzzles for OF Editor Each
week tlc names OF those writing the best letters
slsie' composition si'ellii1e penmhnship ana gem
eIal merit coiisidered-Mlll be named at the head
of this column on the Honor Roll. First honor
will include ell OF these requirements. Second
honor Win include q deficiency in some one point.
no Others wall be named.
HONOR RoLL-BEsT LETTERS.
First Honor-Bert y. Mill. s. ". sohaller, Iowa
Second HonOr-I.ucy r. Murray, Florida, n y:
Frank :. nonmer, Newark, N. }.
sEARcHEEs AND soLvERs
w b. Morningstone Newark n j. IL. Mary
Dawn Petty. 81; Il. NJ. Mccall %; Annie i. Marsh,
.. Mrs. Maggie A. g. Mansfield I.gonier Pa s:
Chas. 7 Sir'ii. PawiuclSet 4. J., 8; Mamie Moore,
lackensaek, n. J., 3; n. y. D. CroUlsstown. Minn.
9 Josie 4. stephens, Denver, Col. ?; Mn. nj. J..
Leach, z Keystone Boy" Huntsville, Pa. 8;
Newton. Kan. 9; JAS. A. Algcr 8; Lewis b. Mer-
rick. Ca-lalia Oak. 5 Kate n Walker Becher-
town. Mass, - lSepi. y; Florence A. Emerson, 6;
Jacob bemis, MeTkcrsburg, Pa. 4; Il. q. ilurphey
Farmer City, Ill Prank 4. Walker. Parllwood,
Pa. ].
OUR MISUNDERSTANDING
willie A. Spencer Council Grove. Kan: Harry
w Wilson. Cole Center, Pa. Chas. 7. Strait Paw
Curry, niece of soldier; Charles n Davenport az
ycaIsl. lsisgsyille, Mich Chas 4. MBehard Cum
berlnnd &. IT, Va: Joseph H. Morton North Rob-
ins0n, O.; lnR N Goslin. daughter 27lh IlI u. Co
roma, DaS Bessie McCord I3 Cvniltinna q
daughtei 6Sd Ohio; James u. Ellis. Box 30 Crest
line, Kan. son 9th Tenn. Colonel, aud ; of ";
Matte Mathews. College Springs. Iowa agrees
with &. ii. Musgrnve in temperance.
THE sINUoUs CYCLONE
FRnEDs or THE G. O.: The morning breaks
strangely The sun, iimidly, shriHkngly. ar if alb
h0rrlrg the dreadful work before il sucks up the
morning mlsis, ana now lie burning beams strike
the earth How warm lt is. aud how still. Labor
~ ~ thls awful atmosphere i wei-nigh impossible.
The dust lies thick aud heavy. scarcely rising
round the travellers feet. Now II is afternoon I'M
the far southwest shadow darllens the horizon
~ grows aud gathers energy. Up il rises. and
comes slowly onward The weary passive air
turns gently toward g. a. II bv Kindness 10 yoo
tie shadow from ils woful work. Useless endeavor
hnd u awaits the coming struggle Strange dull red
gleams-tho fierce challenges Of haie-sllow forth
the Jagged outlines Of The demon. The challenge
D. not unanswered. Sec. in the west d mated
monster! The answering finishes and deep prov,ls
Of hate make the air trcnlble IN It's fright See
those great arms reach Out aud menace aud defy;
tien curl back 70 the demons breast. Nearer aud
Yet nearer. They are almost together. Now! They
meet, the! turn they grapple, they struggle; each
form demon Of death born of heaven and
earth-ihe sun and the cloud. Dark and dreadful
O. serpent u the air. without fash or gleam save
from the warTisg monsters who created ii, the
dread Gcnih comes on. And now
The demon Of darkness downward dips
u kisses the earth with iis livid lips:
Aud, wherever u touches, tie long grass curs
The Dry earth rises Ia smokc-lilSc sWgrls:
The strong mnH's cnrses echo its wrath
Tie walllHg oi women b. in iis path
~ only touches the earth 60 blight
Then passes away like iiend Of night
Aud leaves in Ia path but dreadful dearlh:
Nhisc over tlio face OF this emerald earth
on naN trace the course ~ the dread "cvoloDe -
By olHldhood's wall and the widows moan.
Junior, schallcT, Iowa.
ROsAIIE's RHYMES.
Then comes II. Al. North and Joseph Blair;
Jaincs ". lautoUnnn and Eiia Hare;
john lamea, OF Washington. ID. O.;
hetue ., Morton and Lena T. l.lI5ee;
William Mclane oi Gardiner Maiue.
Geriie johnson and i.ita Lane:
Seorge u. Warner, Fred sllman and Clarence
6Feciys
Iyrel lorrimer who talks Of the boys faults very
freely;
Then a. j. Curry. Of Hope. DIT;
Molie Carter and Edith kirzby.
VIII Adcc y. Taylor please write 10 meg
Your true friend 81 the a.. e..
--liosalie Fro de Yeaux. Ona, W. Va
GEOLOGICAL CURTosITTHs.
lRIEsDs 90 THE g. e.: j wish 90 say "A few words
hbohi % curious specimen OF iron pyrites found In
this siciuy, op tic side of hin known a. Tnr.
Key hll, situated two miles direct west OF tlte
hlht lcsid ln tic Delaware River below Eardentown
r. .. tihc bend ls known ns lSeltys Point) The
pNritcs arc iuuud in gravel pit. az a depth oi
from 10 10 l2 feet, aud are known in geology az
liodlles ~ g0bles. Some Of the forms are pN.
trcmrly prcullnr; color. a dirty brown, OF ynroti,
hi@es, Weighing from an ounce 10 several pounds